Chennai-based Blunav raises $1 million seed round to modernise…

Team S · 2026-05-07T15:33:16.000Z

Blunav, a Chennai-based airport technology startup, has raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Piper Serica. The company will use the capital to grow its team, continue product development, and scale deployments across India and international markets. Founded by Suseendar Marimuthu and Cherukuru Sridharan and based at IIT Madras Research Park, Blunav is building a full-stack, cloud-based Airport Operating System that integrates operational, passenger, and enterprise systems into a single connected platform. The startup is primarily focused on the persistent challenges facing small and mid-sized airports, where many still rely on manual processes, while larger facilities often operate with fragmented vendor systems that create inefficiencies and siloed data across terminals and teams. Blunav's first deployment is already live at Chennai International Airport under the Airports Authority of India's Startup India initiative. The company reports that its Airside Management software helped reduce runway occupancy time by 22% during a 20-day study tracking over 3,500 flights — an early data point it is using to demonstrate commercial impact ahead of further expansion. The company competes with global airport technology firms including SITA and Amadeus. As air traffic continues to grow and airports in emerging markets accelerate digital transformation, Blunav is positioning itself as an infrastructure modernisation layer — particularly for regional and mid-sized hubs where the opportunity is least served by existing incumbents.

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